1968Final results
1968 election for Iowa Senate District 17
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Minnette Doderer (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating D. C. Nolan (R) by 12.4 points.
Minnette DodererDemocrat · winner
56.2%14,034
D. C. NolanRepublican
43.8%10,946
24,980 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET